new phone?

I think this will be my new phone. I'm way overdue; I've had mine since Janurary of 2008. The new phone is HTC's Touch Diamond 2. I assumed Verizon wouldn't get it for another year or so because it took them so long to get the first version. Verizon will call it the Whitestone or XV6975. It is not supposed to be out until September/October. Which means hopefully October.

Specs:

• WM6.1 (no WM6.5 on launch?)
• Qualcomm 7600 @ 528MHz
• 512MB ROM/256MB RAM
• 3.6-inch WVGA touchscreen
• 5-megapixel autofocus camera/Anti-handshaking
• gpsOne (aGPS and full GPS)
• GSM/CDMA World phone

I'm a lucky guy though. Just like with my current phone I expect to have one in my hands before it is out on the market. Through work I had my current XV6800 a month or two before it hit stores. I hope to have this new one in my hands in the next week or two. Looking forward to testing the virtual keyboard as I'm used to a full keyboard. It is fun to go in the Verizon store and watch them freak out when they see something many of them aren't even aware exists.

We'll see.

UPDATE: Apparently it is the Touch Pro 2, not the Touch Diamond 2, that I will be getting my hands on before the official release. The Touch Pro is the same thing but with a full keyboard. I'm a bit disappointed because I wanted to test the virtual keyboard. But I assume they will both be released about the same time so either way I hope to be purchasing one of them. It is still a sweet phone.